I started internet marketing while living in China. The idea was that I could make American money while in China, and live like a King. I could make money in different time zones and, and essentially have cash flow 24/7. I didn't realize then how well it would work.

There's still a lot I don't know about internet marketing, but I can say that I've achieved all the goals I set, and have surpassed them way beyond what I thought possible. I of course have new goals now. I am now living in the US and doing internet marketing full time.

Hey Nathaniell its Joe here. I have a question about the website URL name. As I have finalized my niche, which is "Organic Bodybuilding Products"... Should I use this as an URL name? Or should I come up with something else that are shorter (eg. organicfitness).

A domain name won't make or break a website - it's a matter of personal preference. You can choose a brandable domain name that's catch and easy to remember, or a keyword based domain name, which is more descriptive and may rank better for that one specific keyword. How Do I Choose a Good Domain Name? The majority of your "rank" and traffic will come from individual pages, so the exact domain you choose is a very small part of the website building process.

I have done both, with success! Personally, I prefer to have a brandable, short domain name because it's easier to remember and shorter in the search engines!

You can basically get any domain URL you want using this trick as well, in case you had some other ideas you though but they were not available: How To Get ANY Domain You Want

Hi. My name is Amanda and I'm just getting started here at Wealthy Affiliate and I'm trying to grow my network with other new and also other experienced people in the community here because when great minds think alike anything is possible!!!

If you ever need anything or have any questions please feel free to ask me and I will do my best to help you. Hope to hear from you! And good luck on your road to success

I was wondering how we post to the pages (menus) we create. I have content that is suitable for a page, but I'm not sure how to get it referenced under the page - is there a way to move it? Or is there a process to follow here?

I'm not sure I understand, but i think what you're trying to do is this: Creating A Category Page You should have content ON the page you created, but if you want to "list" the other content you post under that topic, the above link is what you can do.

I got my web site up and live. There's nothing on it yet but it will soon be filled. I'm working on this one first then I'll get my other free one up.i feel like the sky is the limit. I'm on a tight budget so when I get money coming in from this I will up grade. I said when not if because I know if I work at it I will make more money than just enough too up grade

hi Nathaniell,
i just joined and finished my first lesson over here.I'm gonna give my 100% to make some out of WA.Thank you for your helpful post in 'one more cup of coffee'.
i have question
to get 19$ first month discount,do i have to upgrade within 7 days of free trial?

Glad you are happy with what you found in WA Nawseef! Yes, to get the $19 discount, you have to sign up in the 7-day window. But if you are not ready, the offer for the regular membership price of $49 will always be available.

I just joined as a free member. Im on the fence about joining specifically for the training on WA. I read that you are a success and great at helping out. Thank you for taking your time to read this.
I am aware of Bluehost and their hosting. Im also aware of WA Siterubix, I want to know what are the honest disadvantages I will have in ranking hosting my websites here rather than hosting them on Bluehost that are #1 recommended on Wordpress.
I want to join because of the training in SEO I have endlessly been looking for. You have many bloggers linking this product and I want to try my luck and see if this is it.
If there are many disadvantages hosting here I would still like the training and Im willing to sign up but I want to know if I can host my websites on Bluehost and still have access to all your training and still be able to succeed at last. Im trying to become a successful Affiliate Marketer. I
If you do not have the answers to my questions please forward to someone who can help me out. I appreciate it very much.

before I leave premium membership and since you have reached out to help me, I certainly would be willing to discuss what's on my mind. Do you have some time to talk on the phone? let me know times and dates and I will pick one and let you know. Thanks so much Sharon Prager

Hi Sharon, unfortunately I don't do Skype of phone calls. There's just not enough time in the day to provide that type of support, since I'm just an affiliate of WA. If you have anything you'd like to discuss you are welcome to post them here on my profile or send me a private message!

if I drop out of premium can I still stay on the free account because I have 2 domains pointing at wealthy affiliate and I started a website. Please respond because I do not want to be charged in a few days. Sharon

Hi Nathaniell, I was just dropping a comment on your review about AffiliateU. That gave me the chance to check out your page a bit more and your success story is quite impressive. I am currently trying to monetize my page by adding material and affiliate links. However, writing good reviews is more difficult for me than normal blog posts about the topic of my page - learning European Portuguese.
It would be awesome if you could give me some feedback about the current state of my webpage learn-portuguese.org and about how to lead traffic to my page. Some of my articles rank in the first 5 pages of google, however I have only around max. 10 visitors per day. Sometimes even none..
Thanks a lot and have a great day!
Mia.

Nathaniel,
I have a question about having a website with WA. The build looks very easy, but with other sites I have had to pay for the website, hosting, Leadpages, GetResponse, ClickMangick, etc. in order to get up and running. Will that be necessary here? I have purchased a domain and would like to start building my site tomorrow.

If you want those other services like leadpages and getresponse, they will be paid to that service. However, hosting is included with your WA membership, so you do not have to pay for hosting. If you want a premium theme, you'd have to buy that.

Basically, you can use just the WA hosting and there's no need for buying anything else. However, some paid tools may do things you WANT on your website. You can decide on a case by case basis. But there are not outside tools required in order to make the WA training work for you.

The only outside expense would be buying a domain name, but you can buy that within WA (or registrar of your choice)

Hi Nathaniell,
Came up with a niche yesterday, Learn Blues Bass With Ernie, targeted at beginners looking to buy instruments, accessories, and training materials, etc... and narrowing it down to a single style that is good for learning the instrument. Now I am not so sure. I am wondering if I should do something along the lines of Beginning Bass Guitar or Get Started Playing Bass Guitar. My thinking is that the first one implies a lesson site and while I plan to do some of that I don't necessarily have to as there are plenty of tutorial sites and resources that I could point visitors to and earn a commission. With something like Get Started Playing Bass Guitar it could be more about gear reviews tutorial reviews and recommendations, general advice articles, maybe some tutorials and ebooks later, etc...

What do you think about all of that? I am thinking that I want to change my niche to Get Started Playing Bass Guitar.

Either could be good. Personally, I think the best would be a combo, like "beginners blues bass guitar". "Blues" and "Bass" are so broad, that audiences might mix. Especially considering lots of people join to learn a specific music genre, I think beginners blues bass would be specific enough to reach a single audience, but still provide you with plenty of material to write about.

Nathaniell, I hate to ask, but is there any chance you can look at my site and give me feedback? The link to the video you sent me did not help me. I am really having problems with this. i honestly tried every instruction I could find, but this is not working out. Maybe if you can log in to my site and tell me where I'm making the error, it would help because I am ready to scream from frustration. I seriously want to move on and I refuse to publish my site when I know there are all kinds of problems there. If you go to pages, you will find About and Privacy Policy. They are not appearing where they are supposed to. Also I created the Pr policy in Site Content and published it but it is not appearing on the editor. Please don't ask me to go to the community, because I really don't have time to play with answers that do not help me. Would you please advise?
Thank you.

Nathaniell, I have another question for you. I have a couple of domains that I already own (working on lesson 4) that I'd like to transfer in to WA hosting and complete through this program. I was told when I bought them from GoDaddy, that they would be registered with my name/address, etc... - and that for a fairly significant fee (2x the cost of the URL) that I could pay to have my information blocked. I did not buy it. Is there a way that I can have my private information blocked when I bring the URLs into being hosted by WA?

Yes, your private information is blocked FOR FREE as part of WA's domain registrar. That's why Godaddy no longer has my business!

However, keep in mind that Godaddy puts a 60 day lock on domain transfers, so if they are brand new domains, you may have to wait to transfer them. Also, when you bring them over to WA, you'll need to purchase a full year of registration, which will be $15 per year, per domain.

If they have you locked for 60 days, you can still build your website with WA as your host and Godaddy as your registrar, then complete the domain transfer later.

Oh, and just FYI, considering your personal info may be exposed through the domain registration, Wealthy Affiliate will never call you on the phone. There have been some scammers in the past that look people up and call them pretending to be us. They are not!

Hello,
I found your information when I googled "how much money can you make on wealthy affiliate". I just joined WA a few days ago and am still on the free membership but am really interested in Premium. I am looking to spend about 3-5 hours a night after work putting together my online business. Do you think that this is sufficient time to start making an income within a few months? Also, can you send me some of the websites that you have created that you are earning an income from? I would like to get ideas for layouts, niches, etc. I would like to do an electronics site, and a health and weight loss site. Thank you for any info you can provide me!

Hi Nathaniell
You came on my road at the right time, thanks to @Rich. Well this was a very high fly, you speak like the captain of Swissair (once upon a time... ).
I want to thank you because I was really lost between my Posts and my pages, not even knowing what is widget and so on. But I have to say I am beginning from - 0, so I have to put on my belt and digest.
I allow me to follow you.
N with a smile

Hi Nathaniel
How will I refere 300 people without having to harass my friends & family like in mlm and is there a payment before getting started, because right now it not too well in my account?
Thanks for such an opportunity I am looking forward to this new business hopefully it my prayer being answered.

Hey Nathaniell, I am super excited to be a part of the WA family. I'm all signed up and even upgraded to Premium. I was able to work through some of the "Get Started" course until I got to the building a website part...I have a website at the present time and would really appreciate some feedback from someone with experience. Here are some things I would like your opinion on...
1 Is it user friendly.?
2 When you arrive at my site do you understand what it's about?
3 Are you compelled to sign up for the free E-book "What It Means To Be A Conscious Consumer" ?
4 After visiting my site, if you, later, decided you wanted to try (for example) using a non-toxic flea killer for your dog, do you think you would remember it?
That's all I can think of right now, but please look around a let me know what you think.

1. Yes, it is user friendly, but I think the top logos are too big. I have to scroll down to see the content! You should try to introduce "information" as soon as possible. I think a small logo and tagline would suffice.

2. Yes, I understand that it's about organic living, but it could be more clear what your site is specifically about. Are you selling your own products? Are you teaching people how to go organic? Are you about growing your own food, or just organic recipes?

3. You could definitely work on your "call to action here". What's the reason to sign up? There should be an incentive. What are you going to offer me, that I absolutely need? Maybe 10 Kale recipes? 3 pieces of legislation that could affect climate change? Something compelling!

4. Probably not. Most people rarely come back to websites. That's why it's important to rank for keywords. If you had a top ranking post about non-toxic flea killer, I might remember your site and click on it before another site!

I'm not yet in a position to go Premium and also to able to make the monthly payments, so I'm not quite for sure how to go about it?? If I can save up over the next 2 months and get the the $19 for the first month, but I can't make the next months payment...then what will occur to my sites that I get built? I've checked all my moneys coming in, and at the end of the month I have $13 left! I've got 6 days left it says to chat with you, and to try to get this figured out...

Hello my friend.
I am going to create a page doing product reviews and have some amazon product links on there. I am in The UK so use UK amazon to purchase. If I use the Amazon UK site to get the affiliate link from, does that mean US visitors will not be able to click that link and purchase the item?
Thanks in advance.....Rob

Amazon has a new system that automatically changes your link from the UK to US and vice versa. It should be advertised within your affiliate area if you signed up for Amazon already. If not, then it will be available when you get to that part of the training.

Hi Nathaniell it's nice to hear from you. Congratulations on your accomplishments so far and wish you more success. I have not been involved in internet marketing before but I am willing to learn. As I said before I just turned 71 years on the 3rd of August and when I was coming out we didn't engage too much with all these guagets the younger once have now. The way the world community is going now we older once must play catch up so we won't be too far behind. I am here now, and with this friendly Wealthy Affiliate Community I have all of you to draw support from, and achieve my goal of understanding how to use different functions of my computer, how internet marketing works and at the same time create wealth. You all are my family now. I only joined less than 24 hours ago and it seems like I have known you all forever. I want to give a special thanks to the founders of this awesome business.

I'm so happy to hear that you are enjoying the site and finding the help you need. I'll be around if you need anything. Good luck with your site and if you want I can take a look at some point and see if you are heading in the right direction.

Hey Nathaniell! I starting WA a few months ago and admit I have not put enough work in through about half of the time. I often feel stuck and that I need some pointers on how I can improve my website and/or niche so that I really start making gains in traffic and revenue. Is this something you can help me through?

Hey Nate my man, thanks for the welcoming message on my wall. I'd like to transfer my sites to WA but not sure how to do that. I started the blog on January and have left it idle as I just can't commit enough time for it - BUT now, I'm back for good and I am ready to fire it up once again!

Do you mind to check out my blog and let me know how can I improve it? There are just too many things I want to do with it (I have a LOT of idea) - is just that my mind is overwhelmed with knowledge lol so I have no clear direction.

You'll be able to transfer your site to WA after going premium. Right now, as a free member, you can only use two free siterubix subdomains. Once you go premium, you can host up to 25 of your own domains.

The site support team will actually help you move one website for free, so if you want to do that after you go premium, then they can handle that for you.

Thank you so much for the video how to build your website, I did enjoy it and I can wait to make my own and I do have some questions concerning the starting to building of my website and I need your help !
I have this domain " myWeave.com "
Should I choose a new domain name
Would appreciate to your support and thank you!

It depends on your niche! Your domain name should be descriptive about your niche.

A domain name won't make or break a website - it's a matter of personal preference. You can choose a brandable domain name that's catch and easy to remember, or a keyword based domain name, which is more descriptive and may rank better for that one specific keyword. How Do I Choose a Good Domain Name? The majority of your "rank" and traffic will come from individual pages, so the exact domain you choose is a very small part of the website building process.

I have done both, with success! Personally, I prefer to have a brandable, short domain name because it's easier to remember and shorter in the search engines!

You can basically get any domain URL you want using this trick as well, in case you had some other ideas you though but they were not available: How To Get ANY Domain You Want

I just want to run something by you real quick to get a little bit of insight. Right now I'm taking classes online for an AS in Medical Coding & Billing, my graduation date is set for Sep. 2018. I'm doing this as a backup because I believe it is always good to have one, but one I'm done with this degree I'm going for my BA in Biblical Studies with a minor in Psychology. I want my website to revolve around being able to help people. Once I earn my BA I may even write books or make other media available, but the main focus is helping people with anything from domestic violence, substance abuse, family and marriage, and other hardships millions of people experience every day.

At this point I don't really have anything to sell but I'm looking at becoming an affiliate with companies who do offer services like those mentioned above. Do you have any ideas or suggestions? Should I narrow my niche down to something more specific? What do you think?

Actually, you can make money not selling anything on your site: How Much Money Can You Make With Adsense? With something as simple as Adsense (Google Ads), you just put up the code, and the ads make sales for each click you get.

But there will be so many options to monetize. I'm sure there's affiliate programs for rehab facilities/resorts, and books/courses on how to save a marriage. Those are just off the top of my head, and there will be more options for the other things you talked about.

That being said, I would suggest you go a bit more specific with your website.

Someone looking for a 6 month rehab facility is looking for a different type of website than someone trying to escape an abusive relationship.

It's all about finding a targeted audience!

Finding a good niche seems like a tough task, but it's actually pretty easy. Actually, ANY niche can make money, so you definitely should not worry if your niche is profitable or not. Is my niche a profitable one? As far as competition goes, that's also something to not worry about. If there's competition, it just means people are making money. That means you can make some too! As time progresses, new products come out, new technology is introduced, new ideas formed, and each change is an opportunity for "the new kid" to get a foothold and overtake established websites.

So the big question is not "what" is going to make money, but "what do you want to make money with?"

In other words, what are your own interests?
What do you think would be interesting to research and write about?
What do you want to help people with?

A good sentence to help you decide your niche is "I want to help people _____"

Helping people is the best way to make money in any business. Everyone wins. Short of that, pick something that you just find interesting.

There are literally thousands of affiliate programs, products, and ways to make money in any niche or industry if you get creative. All of that will come into focus in Level 3 of your training, so for now, we just need to look at getting your topic chosen, your website built, and then start creating awesome content for your business!

Gosh! As we would say in the UK, you're old school - which is a good compliment by the way, it means you're a wise one :) Liked your article on where to put links for best results - of course, that made perfect sense about the link at the top would get the fewer sales. Of course, that actually hadn't occured to me until I read your piece!

Little by little I am making progress I think lol. I have been watching a couple of the training videos over. That helps me when trying to set up my website. It is a lot of information. But in time It will be worth it. Hopefully soon! Thanks for asking.

I got a new theme for affiliate marketing that is responsive and it crashed the site and doesn't download! just great!

I have never heard from Kyle and wrote to him directly.which doesn't sit well with me at all. I asked specific questions and if no one else knows he should be the one to know.

Tomorrow I will be taking my site out of WA and have to start all over building it.

The site here runs so very slow, I was doing pages today and watched it buffer and buffer - my other sites didn't do that.

I want my annual fee back. I will go with monthly for now to see how things go and continue the training. I won't be using the hosting here. I don't know what the problem is with it and I don't have time to figure it out.

I need to have you direct me as to how I can get my annual back and go monthly. I have barely been on 2 weeks.

As for Kyle's response time, he can take a few days to get back to messages, especially when they are quite long. However, I respond to you daily, and you have access to hundreds of other members. I haven't seen you posting any questions in classrooms, or on the training: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/sheilame26/questions

Is there a place you are posting questions that I'm not seeing? I check my messages every day.

I registered through your site but I haven't heard a word from you since. Even when I upgraded to premium. I'm trying to put up my website but as I try to register a domain name I'm shown amounts of money. Does it mean I have to pay extra for domain name registration for my website?

Thanks Edijanah, and I'm glad that you've joined WA and are excited to get started! It's a bummer that you joined through my site but you weren't registered as my referral though! Still, you have an awesome community of members (experts and newbies) that that are going to be able to provide you with the support you need while you get started :)

Hi: So how tight does the niche need to be? . I want to market to people - 40+ with healthy ideas and tips on food, movement, and brain health (I am certified in fitness, brain health, and nutrition) that take 10 minutes of their time. I would be appealing to lack of time, yet people want to feel they are dong something toward staying healthy. Then I would review and promote products. Domain is a problem -So many domains are chosen....

A domain name won't make or break a website - it's a matter of personal preference. You can choose a brandable domain name that's catch and easy to remember, or a keyword based domain name, which is more descriptive and may rank better for that one specific keyword. How Do I Choose a Good Domain Name? The majority of your "rank" and traffic will come from individual pages, so the exact domain you choose is a very small part of the website building process.

I have done both, with success! Personally, I prefer to have a brandable, short domain name because it's easier to remember and shorter in the search engines!

You can basically get any domain URL you want using this trick as well, in case you had some other ideas you though but they were not available: How To Get ANY Domain You Want ___

For your niche, that's a great start! But keep in mind that "general health" for someone over 40 can apply to many types of people. Someone who's married and overweight wanting to have more energy is a different type of person than a recently divorced man trying to get back into the dating scene.

Finding a good niche seems like a tough task, but it's actually pretty easy. Actually, ANY niche can make money, so you definitely should not worry if your niche is profitable or not. Is my niche a profitable one? A good sentence to help you decide your niche is "I want to help people _____"

Helping people is the best way to make money in any business. Everyone wins. Short of that, pick something that you just find interesting.

So you could go with "brain health for people over 40" or "nutrition for women over 50". Something like that. What do you think?

So I have two niches - what do you think? I have researched and feel there is a need for both - I have students that talk about both. I work part time as a brand ambassador and people talk about both all the time.
Simplesleeptips. com and creativepainrelief. com

I would have loved 2 words, not happening. I have to move forward. I am not going to buy a domain name. And I can write about both of these topics. I have ideas for affiliate products for both, which leaves me with larger sale items and smaller items, too. Does the sites on WA allow us to do videos/vlogging?

I have people that are waiting for me to have a a lifestyle tip blog, so I will buy creativelifestyletips. com, too which is a broader idea, I know. However, I still can have affiliate sales on it, and back links to the articles I write on the other 2 sites - going back and forth which means I don't have to write 3 new articles, but do a spin on 1 idea or concept.

So the sites we build here. Do I have the ability to make sure they are secure against the crazy spammers and malicious jerks that love to mess with people? Can I add some CSS styling if need be? What is the framework of the sites?

Yes, I am studying HTML/CSS right now, too. And I build WPress sites, just not for anyone else at this point. I was going to do that as a business with my writing, but affiliate marketing is easier in my mind as long as I work it daily.

Nathaniel - I didnt realize I was getting consistently billed for the past 6 months and I've received no notifications that I was actually getting billed. I found billing on my credit card and I am humbly requesting a refund for the past 5 months which I've been billed 49$. I haven't used the site since signing up for the initial offer due to many life circumstances and I didnt think I was being billed. However, I actaully have been billed. Can we please discuss this. Humbly and thanks Jay Fabrikant

Hi Jay. Sorry to hear that! WA is on an automatic billing cycle so people can keep their websites up without worrying about lapsing their hosting.

I'm not the owner of WA, so I have no access to billing info. You'll need to contact Kyle about this. Depending on when billing happened, you may be able to get a refund for the most recent month, but I don't think there's much that can be done about the months before that.

Hi Nathaniell, I am finally about to spend some time reading your blogs!
I am going premium tomorrow and then will be immersing myself in my lessons. May I private message you if I'm stuck (ah when lol) and can't get any answers elsewhere? My mentor is on holiday this week (and understandably can't communicate frequently) so I just want to line up some help from someone who has done all that I need to do!

There are tons of resources in WA, including live chat where you can communicate with other members and get instant support. Don't hesitate to say hi in live chat and ask me questions when I'm there :)

I'm a pretty resourceful and independent person and will use channels you mention.
To clarify - if I can't get an answer when I am Stuck and can't proceed in lessons I have lined up a few people I can go to so I can continue on in lessons as quickly as possible. I went through the first 9 lessons without help (outside of lessons themselves) and on my own set up my first .com domain the day I went premium .... yesterday.
Just wanted to give you some reassurance as to what I was asking for.
Regards

Nathaniel it would be great to meet up with you in Napa or closer to where you live like a coffee shop sometime after I get this site set up... wondering what is considered the struggle or tough part about getting this all set up and running?

I work out in the heat of the sun on our farm for my brother...and thats what I consider tough right now because it's getting hot!!!

my other website uses pay pal for free....is that how this one can be set up too...
my other word press site has not sold one t shirt and we did all the seo even for each category of t shirt
all my sales have been word of mouth
I have my online retail license from that website so I know i am covered for this one with that...

how many products can we have ? I'd like to think unlimited because on my other site I just kept adding new pages for different categories of shirts...

and I don't think we really will need to try out each product to have it for sale...no budget for that one

if the struggle is just doing some writing and adding products hey at least I can do it out of the crazy hot sun!

Thank you for when you have time to get back to me also I am cool with an email ridermark360@gmail dot com

With your site here in WA, you won't have to install paypal or sell physical products. We're going to focus on "affiliate" marketing, meaning that you'll sell products from other online vendors and make a commission. You can add as many products as you want - no limits!

I really enjoyed your blog it was basically do a review of DS Domination and how they keep jumping around and basically all there doing is renaming there sites because there other ones start to fail but you mentioned wealthy Affiliate and so here I am if you read my bio here you will see i even mentioned you in there so I guess what i trying to say is Thank You I hope to one day be successful and really make it as a online business professional. I really do hope to talk to you one day.

Nathaniell people like you are a true inspiration to us newbies, a testament to the fact that the system laid out here at WA must truly work. With 196 Personal Blog Posts, and even writing all that training training, (all of which I hope to get through and enjoy your insights I might add). Not to mention your longevity here. Will definitely be following you. –Dr. Carl

Nathaniell people like you are a true inspiration to us newbies, a testament to the fact that the system laid out here at WA must truly work. With 196 Personal Blog Posts, and even writing training, (all of which I hope to get through and enjoy your insights I might add). Will definitely be following you. –Dr. Carl

Hi Nathaniell. Got your e-mail. Ian first introduced me to WA and I signed up to Premium last Friday.

Funny enough we have something in common - wayback I spent a year in Qingdao, Shadong Province, PRC setting up a JV over there. Enjoyed it. Then 20 years later my eldest son spent a year at Beijinq University as part of his MA in Mandarin.

Well done on your success online - and no doubt it will grow & grow for you.

Hey Nathaniell! I am really impressed to read about your experience! When you start here at WA you think that "ok, maybe it can be possible" but you always have a doubt in the back of your mind and you think that maybe you are just dreaming too high. But reading experiences like yours, really makes me want to continue =) Thank you!
Can I just ask you what was your first website about?
Just curious!

Hi there! It's funny but i googled peerfly because i was considering it, because being a newbie i would like to find the quickest way to make money. I came across your review and now you helped me changed my mind about it, while i was reading the review i was thinking i bet this person is from WA sure enough lol. Then i recognized you, amazing the success you've had it's inspiring and motivating. :) Do you care to share your sites i'd love to see them if I could? Best! ~ Dawna

Hi, I apparently have 2 accounts and I am unable to get into my premium account that is under a different name. How do I fix this? I have my website started and am in ithe 2nd level of training under the other name. I don't want to start over so what do I do? Who do I contact?

I was just working my way though your day 2 email and one of the tasks was to view a WA video on "choosing a profitable niche" with a link to the WA website - but when I clicked on the link, it took me to a page that said "Not Found" and that the resource was no longer available.

I did find another video on the WA website as part of their Online Entrepreneur Certification course called "Choosing your direction" which comes as part of lesson 2 (so still early on in the process), which I guess may be an updated version of the video you were trying to link me to, so I'll continue watching that...but thought you should know that the video you're trying to link to in your email doesn't appear to exist any more! Either that or somehow the link isn't working as it should.

You were so helpful and full of information before that i said ill just run this by you.

So i ended my membership with WA the other month and they wouldn't allow me access to my website. So i messaged them and They told me rejoin to gain access to my site. So i rejoined and then they told me i now have access but if i cancelled my membership i would no longer have access to my site! Im totally stressed, how do i go about transferring my website out of WA??

To transfer your website outside WA, you'll need to find a new host. These cost $$, so shop around and find one you like. You'll have your 30 days of membership plus 30 days grace period to move the site.

Once you find a new host, you'll need to download your database (xml), and your wp-content folder, then transfer them to the new host. They may be able to do this for you, or provide service to do it for you (for a fee).

Let them know WA doesn't have CPanel, so they will need to do the transfer via FTP.

Hey Nathaniell! I hope your week is going just lovely! Had (2) question for you:
*my website still says "NO" for Google Index. It's been longer than 2 weeks, do you have any ideas why?
*I login my site thelifestylereport.siterubix.com from the WA/websites back-end page. After timing out the page will kick me out and ask about a Wordpress login/password. I tried my personal email and WA login information and it's not correct. How do I get this?
Thank you for your help!

But if you are having trouble logging in from inside WA, that shouldn't happen that way! It may be an issue with the site, or with the login portal. Contact SiteSupport and let them know what's happening! https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites/support

If you are still on a siterubix subdomain, the it's normal that your website is not indexed yet. If you have moved it to a .com now that you're premium, it should be indexed by now, but can take longer sometimes. Are you already publishing content? That helps to get you indexed.

On one of you previous blogs, you mentioned a comparison chart plugin that you use...
I am looking to get a comparison chart plugin activated on my next site - can you recommend the best and most user friendly plugins that are available please?
Many thanks
Paul

Hey mate how are things going. Yes I have started on the green learning. Progress very slow to date I have been ill and recovering from an operation so has been a struggle. feeling much better though now and I intend to make some inroads today. This is my goal for today. talk soon

At first I thought it was because of a connection that was not secure, so I uploaded a plug-in and secured the site, based on Marion's tutorial.

I then sent the Plantrician folks my site again, and this is the message I got from her:"Its still not uploading. It never finishes processing. I have uploaded other resources in the same batch today and they work..."

I have attached her screen shot where you can see my site upper left, trying to process. I can't imagine why this is happening? Could it be the affiliate links? Something else?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Is there a technical I.T. person on staff who could look into this for me? I would be happy to contact them --

Thanks, Nathaniell. I sent tech support a message and they asked me to get some kind of step-by-step of what she is doing. My site seems to be the only one with this issue, as she shares a lot of other sites on that resource page without any problems.
Thanks.

Wanted to add that I have been reading your responses to questions posed by newbies, and you seem generous and authentic in your offering of services to people wanting to start online businesses. If you could just take a minute to answer my questions about the domains and domain names, that would be great.

Hi Nathaniell - I have a few questions. Depending upon your answers, I am ready to upgrade.

So I wanted to set up a regular website instead of under a subdomain named siterubix. I used the green button on the right for setting up your own website, while following my lessons. When I typed in a name, it said Not Available. I checked to see what site had this name, and the name was For Sale. Is this going to happen every time I pick a name? I am starting to feel a bit scammed.

Next. I don't have a lot of time and ideas to waste. Not sure what the point of setting up a website that no one will find under a subdomain is a good idea. I asked this question in the community, and it was a Premium-only question. This feels scammish, too. Can you help me.

Hi Nathaniell
Ok you know by now I opted for the premium upgrade which was an easy choice but unfortunately not so easy financially. Any way I wasn't aware that when I made the switch to premium, in order for me to continue and get my site running,that I would be required to almost immediately have to spend more money. If,in fact. I'm incorrect on this I do apologize When I try to set my domain name with the "domain I own" option, a price list opens with various prices. I am really not trying to sound unappreciative but I thought that up to 25 domains were free as a bonus to me joining the premium status
Thanks Al

You do have 25 free domains, but those are siterubix website, like the free ones you've been using. They are good, and can work, but a .com is going to be your best bet for a strong website in Google. You can hold off and buy it later if you want! It's OK to work on your site for a few months then change to .com at that point when you have the money.

You can host an additional 25 domains (.com), though you would have to buy each of those.

So total you get 25 free ones (siterubix), and can add 25 paid ones (.com/org/net).

Hi Nathaniell, been referred to you my Rufat, seeking help with uploading pictures into my pages. Whenever I try uploading my photo onto my ABOUT ME page, it loads fully but at the end brings HTTP ERROR. Now to make it worse, as am trying to construct content / new pages on my site and in instances where I need to add some pictures, STILL IT CANT UPLOAD, bringing HTTP ERROR again...! Kindly help me if u gat a solution to it... Otherwise, it's really frustrating!

Hi Hathaniell, I wanted to take you up on your offer to answer a question. I have long thought about a site that caters to middle age men (primarily) that are looking to improve their lifestyle in the areas of fitness, health and basically living a life worth living. I noticed some time ago many guys that seemed as they got older did less, gave up more of who they are etc. It was shocking really to see it happening to so many. Is this WAY to broad? It seems different then folks that are promoting cats or hunting knives and such. I am off base that this could be a niche - Thanks Mark

That could definitely be a niche. You should consider taking on just one of those subjects, like just fitness, just finance, or just dating. That would be the "proper" way to refine your idea to one specific audience. A fit guy looking to get his retirement in order will look for a different website that a rich guy looking to get back in shape.

But if you want to go a bit more general, and that's your passion, that's totally fine as well.

Regarding your post on my question about what to do next - you had commented that setting up the WA affiliate site as part of my web design business wouldn't be a good idea as it wouldn't bring directed traffic if it is part of my business website --

BUT-- I can integrate it into my web design and marketing website, and since I run that business from home, it may be a good way to introduce WA as another way to work at home, and direct people to a dedicated page on the site, along with the affiliate banners and links throughout -- thoughts?

ALSO -- A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that my post about "Teeccino herbal coffee" was on page 3 of Google. Today, I went back to see if it was still there -- its NOT -- no where to be found going down about 6 pages.
BUT.
TWO of my Google-Plus posts are on Page ONE of google, which reference the Teeccino article I posted on G+.

Why would the G+ posts be showing up on page 1, and not my website with the same article?

If you can find a way to make it relevant and integrate it, then go for it! That was just a general suggestion, but as a business owner you're able to pretty much do whatever you want with your site!

Regarding losing rank:

It's quite common to go up and down in rankings over time, especially with a new site. People call it the "google dance". If your content is good, just go about your business. Some things you can do in the meantime are

- Add some internal links back to the post
- Update some of the content within the post (add, update)
- Add some more media (pictures, video)
- Do some more social shares (in case people missed it before)
- Ask for comments on social media or within WA

Jay also has lots of good webinars to check out that can help getting ranked and keeping up with basic SEO Your First 60 Minutes After Content Creation SEO Checklist CheatSheet Regarding G+ showing up on page one, that's just because you're logged in to Google. People that follow you on G+ might see that, but others won't. That's one (of the few) advantages of building a Google+ following.

Hi Nathaniell
I am looking to have a mentor to help me throughout every section of this WA journey and am asking you would be willing to be that for me. At the moment I am doing Course 1 in Lesson 9.
Im a 21 year old South African University student. In the past two years I have managed to save 75$ which in my country is a lot of money. This is all the money I have. Theres very little chance of me getting anymore money. I plan on joining the group as a premium member on my 5th day of my free trial and here is where my problem lies... With the money that I have accumulated I will be able to pay the 47$ fee on the second month since there will be enough left in my card for it. I am desperate to know if you think I will be able to make enough money off the website I am in the process of making to pay that fee because I am very invested in the program emotionally and financially. Is this goal achievable if Im dedicating 3 hours everyday to working on this craft?
My plan is to make enough money to survive every months membership fee at the moment.
Please reply to this message.

Hi, happen to see ur msg on Nathaniell's wall. Im new here too so can't advise much. But I hv read alot online about affiliate marketing, its does take some time to see result and start generating income. Hope you dont give up, try to find a way if u want success so badly.

Nathaniell, before I go premium I want you to check my new website and tell me what you think about my niche, website's name and "about me" page. Your opinion is important for me. My new website is: theflyingbeatle DOT siterubix Dot com SLASH about-me
Is it good? Please let me know what you think. Thanks!

Your about me page is looking great! Sounds like a very interesting story of how you got into this. The more engaging and personal your website is, the more people will trust you and want to read what you write. I like that you added a picture there!

I would break up the paragraph though. Make it easier to ready by having smaller paragraphs instead.

The site is off to a good start!

It's a little bit hard to comment too much because there's not much content on there right now.

My recommendation at this point is to continue with the training. The website will look quite boring in the beginning. It's just how new websites look.

As you work through the training, add content, and learn how to use new features, your site will begin to look "fuller", and more customized to your tastes.

I think you've picked an interesting niche, and I'm excited to see where you can take this website.

Hi,
I need your help. I have just finished level 1 and enjoyed it a lot. If I go premium, I must change to my own domain? Does it cost more money? Or I can stay with the siterubix? I don't understand, what is the difference between a siterubix website or my own domain website? In both cases I have a website, right? If I go premium and than after a month or two I stop the premium, what happens to the domain?
Thanks,
Daniel

Since you're premium, it's highly recommended that you move your website to a .com. You can stay on Siterubix, but the .com will perform better in the long run.

If you purchase a domain and build a website using WA hosting, you own the domain and the content! If at some point you cancel, you can still retain all this stuff.

The domain can stay with WA as your registrar, and you can access it at any time using your regular login. Go to SiteDomains to manage it there, just like any other domain registrar. You are also free to move the domain to a new registrar if you want, but will then be subject to their fees like SSL fees, Privacy Fees, and extra renewal fees.

As for the content, you'll need to move that to another host. Since WA will not longer be your host (and cannot host content for free), you can choose one of the many other choices for hosts out there. Prices range from $10 - $250/month depending on how many websites you have and what level of service you choose.

A WordPress optimized host such as WA will probably cost between $25 - $50, and may limit the amount of traffic you're allowed to have on that plan. A multi-site hosting plan could cost $100/more per month depending on your traffic levels.

They also have cheaper hosts like Bluehost or Hostgator, but your "shared" hosting will be quite limited in my experience, and they often encourage your to upgrade each time you run into speed issues or crashing servers due to traffic spikes (again, in my own experience)

Just want to check something with you. I´m from Brazil and I´m doing my first website in portuguese (in order to learn how everything work and then build an english one). So my posts in Google + should be in portugese too, right?

Correct, you cannot take from Google images. You cannot screenshot images as an "image", ie just copy the image. But if you are taking a screenshot of something in greater context, then it's OK.

For example, you cannot just take a picture of a mushroom picture and claim it to be your own. But you can take a picture of several pictures together to make some kind of point, like "look at the google image search when you type in mushrooms. They only show a few common ones, but there are actually thousands of different types in the world"

I have some more questions, sorry for asking you too much! But, i´m creating a website to teach people to learn how to play a tambourine. There I´ll put an affiliate link to a video class. Is it ok if I create a page to talk about this class and "sell" it? Or Google will identify it and not ranking me? I´m in the class where Kyle says about not putting to many links in order to Google rank you well, and this doubt came up.

You can sell whatever you want on your website, including your own courses or affiliate links to courses. The point Kyle was making is that you don't want to make every page on your site like this. Some pages will have affiliate links, some pages will not!

Hi Nathaniel,
I hope you're doing fine this week. I'm currently pretty new at WA but I'm putting a lot of hours on the videos and clases. I did make a mistake and would like to know if you can help me. I purchased a Domain named americanresultsandsupplies.com when I purchased it I made a typo on my email address I enter mannyfigueroa@msn.coN rather than mannyfigueroa@msn.com; and now I have a problem verifying my Domain. Can you help me with this issue? I will hightly appreciate it.

Hi mate,
One query I have.
My initial site is aimed at uk users,
I prefer to use the .com extension, as many online webites here are.
How do i get my site pointed towards google.co.uk using the seo plug in?
Ive just been on the live chat and theres a user in australia with a similar question
Hopefully you can point me in the direction of a solution
Thanks for your time.
Penny

So I've decided to go down the road of self-development. I tried to break it down into some sub-niches that interest me. Can you give me some feedback on these and let me know which you think may still be too broad and need narrowing down:

Those are all possible niches, though most are too broad to be very focused. "Happiness" is the best example of this. It would be impossible to cover so many topics about how to be happy without hiring a team of 100 writers.

Hypnosis would be the most targeted, since it has a clear set of goals, and what type of person that may be interested in this topic.

You can modify some by thinking about WHO would be interested in the topic and in what capacity. For example, Anxiety & Depression could be

natural cures for anxiety and depression
how to help your child with anxiety and depression
solutions for anxiety and depression in men

I suggest you sit down and think about what topic would be most interesting for you to research and write about on a daily basis. What do you want to learn most about and help people with?

Thanks for your response and suggestions. I've been scratching my head with a bit of indecision here. I was leaning toward the Anxiety and Depression niche. I wanted to focus on natural remedies, techniques, and books that could alleviate or eliminate these conditions. However, I am a bit concerned about the monetization aspect. I'm not sure about the fragile mental state of potential customers coming to the website. Will they be motivated to actually buy anything? Will they view the ads or other monetization techniques as me trying to take advantage, or make money from their misery. I picked this niche because I have struggled with these issues in my life. At the same time, I also feel that I don't fit the typical bill of a sufferer who may just want a "quick fix" or is overly negative. I mean, I can certainly understand why a sufferer feels the way he/she does, but I also wouldn't want my blog to turn into a cesspool of negative and "downer" comments. I don't know if that makes any sense.

So as an alternative, I was also considering something in the "brain training." A website dedicated to ways of improving various aspects of the brain, such as concentration, focus, and other cognitive functions. I started doing some research into this niche and, lo-and-behold...I ran into an article you wrote on the nootropics niche. It was very informative and insightful. I agree that it is probably too new to get into, but I wanted to know what you thought about eh "brain training" or "brain health" niche. I really don't know what the best name for it would be or how to narrow it down into something manageable and profitable.

I know this has been a little long-winded, but I appreciate any help or advice you can offer.
Thanks!

Hi Nathaniell -- remember our correspondence last week whereby you copied my message about MLMs from this page to a private message page and then I followed up with another message about the essential oils post on your cup-of-coffee website? This is going to sound ridiculous but I cannot find that thread of messages -- ! I thought I bookmarked it, but apparently not. Thanks --

I started going through the free steps that soon turn into " with the premium package you get this , blah, blah. I don't care to pay for something if it is legitimate and truthful. According to the original plan you got 7 days to not have to convert to premium> Make me under stand that! Thanks

You are correct - you're currently on the free plan and don't have to pay for anything. Please continue to go through the free lessons!

There is a paid membership available, so Kyle just wants to make sure you know what's going on with that. This is like any other membership site, where there are paid and free levels, and the paid levels will obviously be better.

But no pressure to upgrade! See what's available and understand how WA works first :)

Hey Nathaniell! Thanks for following. It's so awesome to see you so active in the community and actually answering questions! Honestly, the legendary support system that everyone talks about is the main reason I joined WA. I know I have the potential, but I get discouraged and distracted easily. But maybe with the support and training I could actually carve some space out here for myself. I do have a question. It looks like most of the training videos are done using the desktop version. Is it possible to utilize the site using only my phone? Right now I don't have a laptop. If need be, I can just go to the library and use the computers there. Is that necessary?

If you do get discouraged any time, reach out to the community. Every single person that has experienced success here has been discouraged at some point.

You can watch the videos on your phone, but to build your business is pretty much necessary to have access to a computer. You'll be doing a lot of writing, and although WA works alright on mobile, WordPress is very frustrating to use on mobile, if not impossible. I would plan on spending at least an hour at the computer each day, so if you can swing that, you'll be alright.

But it will take time to make money. With just an hour per day, you could be looking at 6 months to a year before you make any money online. Just wanted to make sure you have realistic expectations before you sign up!

Hello there Nathaniell. I appreciate you checking in on me as I've been a little bit slow here to get started. I dont have a question right now really other than is there a yearly subscription option? Besides that, yes it is overwhelming but im excited about the resources and especially the community here.

Yes, but it's only available after you subscribe for the first month. This way you can see all that WA offers first, with the very good discount ($19), then decide if you want to go yearly. That way you can be 100% sure it's something you want to do!

Hello Nathaniell,
I just started the program 1 week ago, I am on a project trying to promote traveling to my country and earning passive income by affiliate programs. Its my first time doing online business.
Would you check my instagram blog:
@mustmexico
I started a month ago and I have 7000 followers I think its having a good response.
And my webpage:www.mustmexico.com
(That its cleary in progress and trying to understand a lot of things)
Can you give me your comments of the way I review the places, attractions, hotels, events and restaurants?

Another thing can you talk to me your most succesful online business that you have so I can see your website? And how long did it take to have an income over $2k monthly?

I read all your articles that you posted on your website One More Cup of Coffee. I was amazed of all the information you provided.
Thank you very much.
I do have questions...as I am a newbie just 2 weeks now and I would like to know if I could send you my questions, since they are from after reading your articles.
Also, I am looking at getting a book on Affiliate Marketing and on Amazon their is tones of them.
Do you recommend a book?

Hey, I bought Divi about a week ago. Now that I'm at WA, I have a couple of questions:
Question Uno: Do I keep Divi, or try to get a refund?
Question Dos: I have MS and had to retire from teaching after 20 years. I purchased the domains: RockTheLesson & MarvelousMichigan (I write children's books under the heading "Marvelous Michigan!") I want to have a site that has lessons re: MS natural solutions, Elementary teaching, stained glass, writing, hawking my books...AM I'M "OVER-NICHED?"

Question Uno: I'd keep Divi if you like it. Premium themes like that can be fun to work with and make your site look more professional. I use Studiopress, but lots of people like Divi

Question Dos: Yes, that's too much for one website. You should make a website for each of these individually. Don't overwhelm yourself though. Maybe start with just one website for your biz, so the book website and one website for a "niche", i.e. the natural solutions for MS.

The Natural Solutions one will be the most work, since you'll need to write and update weekly. The book promo one can be a side project depending on how much time you have. You may want to focus on social media for that one (Level 4 training), but i think it will require less blogging!

Couple days ago I send PM. Maybe is lost in traffic or you don't have time.

Nathaniel, your analytical skills to see problems is fantastic. I decided to ask you to tell me your impression, or help with solving my approach to monetize my effort.

My big negative drags are "writing post" 2 or 3 per week.
And be flexible to manipulate words and story to be innovative for google rank by google bing, yahoo, others.
More negatives drags are: shiny objects on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, and most social distractions...